Webster 1913 directory
Historical records beginning with L
Each result is one exact historical sense, not a claim about modern etymological consensus.
17 released Webster 1913 records begin with L.
Last
[OE. last, latst, contr. of latest, superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G. letzt. See Late, and cf. Latest.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveLive
[Abbreviated from alive. See Alive, Life.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveLocal
[L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local. See Lieu, Locus.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveLarge
[F., fr. L. largus. Cf. Largo.]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveLost
[Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See Lose, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounList
[F. lice, LL. liciae, pl., from L. licium thread, girdle.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLand
[AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw., Dan., and Goth. land. ]
Webster 1913 exact recordadjectiveLikely
[That is, like-like. See Like, a.]
Webster 1913 exact recordverbLower
[OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLetter
[From Let to hinder.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLibrary
[OE. librairie, F. librairie bookseller's shop, book trade, formerly, a library, fr. libraire bookseller, L. librarius, from liber book; cf. libraria bookseller's shop, librarium bookcase, It. libreria. See Libel.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLabor
[OE. labour, OF. labour, laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba`nein to take, Skr. labh to get, seize.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLimit
[From L. limes, limitis: cf. F. limite; -or from E. limit, v. See Limit, v. t.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLawyer
[From Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLights
[So called from their lightness.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLoad
[OE. lode load, way; properly the same word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See Lade, Lead, v., Lode.]
Webster 1913 exact recordnounLane
[OE. lane, lone, AS. lone, lone; akin to D. laan, OFries. lana, lona.]
Webster 1913 exact recordWhat this answer proves
One named sense in one historical dictionary edition.
The answer reports the selected headword, part of speech, etymology, definition, and source locator as transcribed in the cross-verified 1913 record.